Here in Portland buses and trains are frequent, running about every 15 minutes. However, in north carolina buses run every hour and go dhelp you if you miss one. It's kibd of interesting to me how one state makes public transit one of its highest priorities and other states shove it under the rug with the junkies and homeless.
Bad because Scott Walker is a fucking moron
Rejected free federal money for a train linking Minneapolis-Madison-Milwaukee-Chicago. Which broke contracts with the train company. So now the state owes as much the train would have cost to run for 20 years. Also he keeps cutting bus lines. And we're expanding the highways for some unknown reason despite the fact that our traffic congestion is not really all that bad.
Most busses run every sixty minutes except during the morning and early evening. There also used to be no service on Sundays, but that has changed. In 2008 there was talk of digging up the light rail tracks in downtown, but that never went anywhere and the funds went to building a bus station. That's about it
i guess in comparison to most other major north american cities one good point about it is that it's relatively secure
the schedules of the buses are also p. good, every 10 - 30 minutes depending on the time of the day
every 5 - 15 minutes for the metro
~ but otherwise ~
the metro trains are ancient and so is the general infrastructure
it also doesn't reach far enough, it doesn't even reach the airport, you need to take the bus
and i think it might be overpriced ($3 for a one-way) but idk how much it is for you guys so
School bus
Quote from: Still Spoopy Thyme on December 17, 2014, 02:58:46 PM
i guess in comparison to most other major north american cities one good point about it is that it's relatively secure
the schedules of the buses are also p. good, every 10 - 30 minutes depending on the time of the day
every 5 - 15 minutes for the metro
~ but otherwise ~
the metro trains are ancient and so is the general infrastructure
it also doesn't reach far enough, it doesn't even reach the airport, you need to take the bus
and i think it might be overpriced ($3 for a one-way) but idk how much it is for you guys so
Wow, I thought SF was a rip off at $2 for the bus
Quote from: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo on December 17, 2014, 12:39:15 PM
Here in Portland buses and trains are frequent, running about every 15 minutes. However, in north carolina buses run every hour and go dhelp you if you miss one. It's kibd of interesting to me how one state makes public transit one of its highest priorities and other states shove it under the rug with the junkies and homeless.
the chicago suburbs also do the same thing; every hour or so, 1 1/2- 2hrs for some 12 o' clock one. but they run from like 6am to near 8pm. though the priority is relative to population i'd assume. like in chicago- you see one every 10-30min. idk about the city but here they don't work weekends
$1.75 in suburbs. $2.25 downtown
and the w/ trains, it's like at the most 5.75 unless your stop is nearby then it's lower. runs every hour. also, using the bus to get to the train...lol i'd recommend going to the bus stop an hour early.the time you need to get to the train- there's like a...50/5 chance you won't make it...maybe 30 in winter lol. a lot of ppl here work in downtown chicago or something so it can be busy
My area has just a bus system. I've never used the buses in Tampa or Orlando, only Melbourne (which to be fair is a smaller city), although I can say with certainty that there's no reasonable way to travel between the cities via public transit and there's no other feasible options like passenger trains in any of these cities.
Depending on the bus line, each bus loops roughly either every 1 or 2 hours, with quite a few irregularities in the schedule like either halting for an hour or skipping half the stops for a couple of the loops each day (mostly around 12pm and 5pm).
The bus routes are fairly poor. For example, with one of the biggest state roads in the city (the road that my apartment, university, and most of my doctors and other destinations are on), there's no way to just take the buses northward except to either wait for the southward line to loop or to transfer between two bus lines which go more east and west than north and which don't cover much of the road.
Some of the Bus Stop signs are placed at a different location than where the bus actually stops. Very few bus stops have benches. The bus stop signs do not have any identifier (like "Stop 16") although at least most of them say which bus lines stop there (with some errors). The published bus route maps cherrypick only a few of the stops and make it seem as if most of the stops don't exist. Most bus "transfers" are simply places where two bus lines happen to both stop at roughly the same scheduled time, where neither bus waits for the other so passengers are likely to have to wait for the next loop.
Fares are: $1.50/ride (exact change only) if paying for a single ride, $1.20/ride if buying a 10-ride pass in advance, or $42/month for unlimited use. Prices are cut in half for seniors, students, and veterans.
here comes the bus! beep beep!
I mean we have a bus system that seems to be kinda sluggish, and we got a lightrail a few years back and it's working its way up near my house so that should be pretty good once it covers more of the city, but at the moment my opinion of it is pretty low, though that's partly because this city's just so spread out it's nearly impossible to walk anywhere. skylark probably has more experience with it though so I'd take her word over mine.
our roads are supposed to be pretty great though, nice and wide and mostly new
The metro is pretty good but peak hours are horrible. Also, I hate that people call it the subway like it's the fucking 1920s. It's better than the dc metro at least.
Quote from: klappa on December 18, 2014, 12:36:12 AM
The metro is pretty good but peak hours are horrible. Also, I hate that people call it the subway like it's the fucking 1920s. It's better than the dc metro at least.
subway isn't a period specific word though huhdoodame;
Although DCs isn't a true subway anyway
I call it the Tube here in LA
Quote from: infinite luxury on December 18, 2014, 01:26:58 PM
I call it the Tube here in LA
what about the above ground sections confuseddood;
Quote from: YPR Classic on December 18, 2014, 12:45:43 PM
Quote from: klappa on December 18, 2014, 12:36:12 AM
The metro is pretty good but peak hours are horrible. Also, I hate that people call it the subway like it's the fucking 1920s. It's better than the dc metro at least.
subway isn't a period specific word though huhdoodame;
Although DCs isn't a true subway anyway
neither is ny since it has above ground sections but ppl call it subway
why don't we just call them for what they are 'waste of public funds'
imagine, interstate 80 could be autobahn quality across the nation if we didn't have them. now who wouldn't want to drive 200km/h from sf to nj?
well i mean, it's not like i can jump on the Tram and go to san diego?
Quote from: David on December 18, 2014, 10:09:53 PM
why don't we just call them for what they are 'waste of public funds'
imagine, interstate 80 could be autobahn quality across the nation if we didn't have them. now who wouldn't want to drive 200km/h from sf to nj?
lmao I just imagined everyone doing that in the city what a fucking mess.
Every time one or two cars partially block a street because they wanted to make it before the red light. But the lights are set up so that those cars will be stuck in the middle of the street until the next light. Even traffic officers or w.e don't give a shit about this because it's rampant. Anyway, the metro is faster, safer, and less stressful than driving in a city. It would be cool not to have speed limits in highways though.
are the speed limits even enforced on interstate highways?
Quote from: fuchsmanguste on December 19, 2014, 04:34:28 AM
are the speed limits even enforced on interstate highways?
depends. if the state wants easy revenue, yes. also you're more likely to be pulled over if u have 'foreign' plates
is radar jamming illegal?
Quote from: David on December 19, 2014, 05:08:13 AM
Quote from: fuchsmanguste on December 19, 2014, 04:34:28 AM
are the speed limits even enforced on interstate highways?
depends. if the state wants easy revenue, yes. also you're more likely to be pulled over if u have 'foreign' plates
interestin'
Quote from: fuchsmanguste on December 19, 2014, 04:34:28 AM
are the speed limits even enforced on interstate highways?
Yes. I got a $550 fine for going 85 in a 70 in GA trying to get down to FL
mediocre bus system that doesn't go anywhere near the suburbs
6/10
Quote from: YPR Classic on December 19, 2014, 01:03:27 PM
Quote from: fuchsmanguste on December 19, 2014, 04:34:28 AM
are the speed limits even enforced on interstate highways?
Yes. I got a $550 fine for going 85 in a 70 in GA trying to get down to FL
damn. where you near a city? The midwest seemed to be devoid of cops
that's GA. really a lot of states in the south will ticket your ass in a second. but GA is like, the shittiest state about it. Alabama I heard is tough on speed enforcement but i haven't been there.
Quote from: fuchsmanguste on December 19, 2014, 01:11:27 PM
Quote from: YPR Classic on December 19, 2014, 01:03:27 PM
Quote from: fuchsmanguste on December 19, 2014, 04:34:28 AM
are the speed limits even enforced on interstate highways?
Yes. I got a $550 fine for going 85 in a 70 in GA trying to get down to FL
damn. where you near a city? The midwest seemed to be devoid of cops
Not really, like an hour away from Atlanta.
Quote from: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo on December 19, 2014, 01:35:07 PM
that's GA. really a lot of states in the south will ticket your ass in a second. but GA is like, the shittiest state about it. Alabama I heard is tough on speed enforcement but i haven't been there.
Yeah they were dicks. First traffic offense ever and $550. Pretty dumb
welp, guess i'm never roadtripping through the south.
PA boasted about being more strict with the speed limits but I never had a problem.
You could, you know, drive the speed limit (or BELOW) like normal people who respect the road laws and other drives.
why would you have a problem with that
fuel efficiency is greatest when curising at ~60-70mph anyway
do you hate the environment.
Quote from: infinite luxury on December 20, 2014, 11:45:16 AM
You could, you know, drive the speed limit (or BELOW) like normal people who respect the road laws and other drives.
why would you have a problem with that
fuel efficiency is greatest when curising at ~60-70mph anyway
do you hate the environment.
what a goddamn nerd
Also what normal people drive below the speed limit do you live in a Floridian retirement community
Quote from: infinite luxury on December 19, 2014, 11:03:04 AM
is radar jamming illegal?
I think it's only expressly illegal in Virginia, but I could be wrong
Quote from: fuchsmanguste on December 19, 2014, 04:00:27 PM
welp, guess i'm never roadtripping through the south.
PA boasted about being more strict with the speed limits but I never had a problem.
well, at least some parts of Texas' interstates have 85mph speed limits lol